First Experience with Reupholstery

I really wanted some black chairs for my dining room....but we couldn't afford 6 brand new dining room chairs. So I kept my eye out all summer at garage sales and on Craig's List for THE 6 black chairs. Of course, I was never able to stumble upon EXACTLY what I had in mind (beggers can't be choosers).

So, when I found these 6 chairs at a local garage sale, I snatched them up. One problem - they were the wrong color and they had white seats that were begging to be replaced with something ultra cute.

So, I spent a few hours sanding them down and used the Rustoleum spray paint (which saves tons of time and I highly recommend for painting furniture). I visited my favorite online fabric shop, Sew Mama Sew, and was pleasantly surprised to discover that reupholstering furniture is much easier than I had envisioned.

Here is my finished product (one of six mind you):